2008Final results
2008 election for Texas House District 117
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
David McQuade Leibowitz (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating John V. Garza (R) by 14.1 points.
David McQuade LeibowitzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.0%28,675
John V. GarzaRepublican
43.0%21,607
50,282 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET